Sean Speer

3 weeks ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis |Joseph Steinberg |Sean Speer |Livio Di Matteo

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the federal election stories, policy announcements, and campaign developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on. Could deeper integration with the U.S. now be on the table? By Theo Argitis, The Hub’s editor-at-large for business and economicsReports of the death of Canada’s deep economic relationship with the United States may have been greatly exaggerated.

3 weeks ago | thehub.ca | Sean Speer |Theophilos Argitis

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the federal election stories, policy announcements, and campaign developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on. A Mark Carney win would be good for Donald TrumpBy Leonard Waverman, professor emeritus and former dean of finance and business economics at McMaster UniversityWhen I read about the very pleasant exchanges between President Trump and Liberal leader Mark Carney, I was a bit surprised.

1 month ago | thehub.ca | David Coletto |Sean Speer

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the political stories and developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on this week. Pierre Poilievre needs to find his counterpunchBy David Coletto, the founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data and author of the Substack inFocusI expect the election campaign to kick off this weekend, with Prime Minister Mark Carney all but certain to seek Parliament’s dissolution.

1 month ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis |Sean Speer

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the economic stories and developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on this week. These price increases are only the beginningBy Trevor Tombe, professor of economics at the University of Calgary and a research fellow at The School of Public PolicyLast week, I estimated the cost of Canada’s phase 1 retaliation against U.S. tariffs on 1,256 items.

1 month ago | thehub.ca | Sean Speer |Howard Anglin |Sabrina Maddeaux

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the political stories and developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on this week. Mark Carney is no Michael IgnatieffBy Sean Speer, The Hub’s editor-at-largeMark Carney’s entrance into elected politics has drawn comparisons to former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff. The comparison isn’t without any justification. They’re both highly credentialed and successful.